Business Stories from August 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Ranchers lose hope drought aid will come in timeAug 21, 2012 7:23 am - OMAHA, Neb. — It’s hard to tell what frustrates Todd Eggerling more — the weather or Congress. Searing temperatures and drought scorched Eggerling’s land in southeast Ne...
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Ryan gets heat from Dems over Social SecurityAug 20, 2012 1:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan a...
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Oil stays above $96 on firm US consumer confidenceAug 20, 2012 7:10 am - LONDON — Oil prices rose for a fifth straight day of gains Monday, on the back of rising consumer confidence in the U.S. economy. Benchmark oil for September delivery ro...
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Germany’s Bundesbank still skeptical of bond buysAug 20, 2012 7:10 am - FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, remains skeptical of proposed purchases of government bonds by the European Central Bank. The German nation...
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Markets cautious ahead of key week for GreeceAug 20, 2012 1:19 pm - LONDON — World stock markets fluctuated in lackluster trading Monday, as investors remained cautious ahead of a crucial week for Greek leaders as they try to show they a...
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Report: Best Buy to name new CEOAug 20, 2012 1:26 pm - NEW YORK — Best Buy Co. plans to announce Monday it has picked the former CEO of global hospitality company Carlson as its new CEO, according to a published online repor...
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Financing options include crowdfunding, new angel groupAug 20, 2012 6:00 am - There are some decidedly nontraditional but potentially fruitful solutions to the perpetual small business financing issue. For example, Rosette Marturana is hoping tha...
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Sawmills move out of the forest, into the cityAug 21, 2012 7:24 am - NEWARK, N.J. — It looks like any sawmill in the forest — piles of cherry, walnut and oak tree trunks stacked high, trucks rumbling in and out, workers operating a saw. T...
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Elgin business assists auto accident victims with diminished valueAug 21, 2012 7:24 am - An interview with Kenneth J. Klein, owner of Consumers’ Auto Detective in Elgin. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We help people who were victims of an aut...
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